Ethyl Acetate → HCID 59770145, compound

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Reaction Steps

Add 5-(3-trifluoromethyl-benzylidene)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene (0.145 g, 0.41 mmol), to a mixture of 10% Pd/C (0.04 g) suspended in absolute ethanol (4.0 mL) and ethyl acetate (4.0 mL) and hydrogenate under a balloon of hydrogen at room temperature and pressure. Stir for 17 h, remove the catalyst via filtration through a pad of Celite. Evaporate the filtrate and pass through a plug of silica gel equilibrated with hexanes. Concentrated the filtrate to give the title product. MS (m/e): 352 (M+); GC retention time=7.11 min.

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